Briggs Hill
Briggs Hill rises to 595 m in Maine. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 1,319 m to the west, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Highland Plantation SE Public Reserved Land, a nature reserve 1.2 miles away. OLD CANADA ROAD SCENIC BYWAY passes 4.9 miles off.
The story
mountain in the United States of America
Wikidata Q33137342, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 595 m
How to reach it
- 4.9 mi off the OLD CANADA ROAD SCENIC BYWAY, National
- 7.7 mi off the STATE ROUTE 27 SCENIC BYWAY
- 25.1 mi off the RANGELEY LAKES SCENIC BYWAY, National
Overlooks nearby
- Robbins Hill Scenic Area · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Peaked Hill: 1.4 mi
- Burnt Hill: 2.0 mi
- Bald Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Hutchins Hill: 3.6 mi
- Witham Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Highland Plantation SE Public Reserved Land: 1.2 mi
- Pleasant Ridge Plantation Public Reserved Land: 2.0 mi
- Highland Plantation Double Public Reserved Land: 3.2 mi
- Highland Plantation East Public Reserved Land: 3.7 mi
- Highland Plantation Double Public Reserved Land: 3.8 mi
- Lexington Historical Society: 6.1 mi
- Flagstaff Ledge House: 9.9 mi
- Embden Petroglyphs (Indian Rock): 11.5 mi
- Flagstaff Fud Taylor Farm: 11.6 mi
- rope swing: 12.2 mi
- Quimby Field: 6.8 mi
- Kingfield Town Park: 9.7 mi
- New Portland Lions Fair: 9.8 mi
- Freeman Ridge Bike Park: 10.6 mi
- Embden Pond Boat Access: 10.8 mi
- Houston Brook Falls: 4.1 mi
- Austinm Stream Falls: 11.4 mi
- Long Falls: 14.6 mi
- Grand Falls: 19.2 mi
- Moxie Falls: 21.4 mi
- Athens Historical Society Museum: 19.3 mi
- Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad: 22.1 mi
- Phillips Historical Society Museum: 22.5 mi
- History House: 24.9 mi
- Parsons School: 11.0 mi
- Strong Veterans Memorial: 19.9 mi
- Skowhegan Indian Sculpture: 24.9 mi
- Spring water: 5.8 mi
- Halfway Yurt Vista: 8.4 mi
- Riverside Beach: 9.5 mi
- Flagstaff: 12.1 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 19.3 mi
- The Forks Rest Area: 19.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of Briggs Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Mountain | W 263° | 1,319 m | 14.4 mi |
| Avery Peak | WNW 296° | 1,234 m | 13.8 mi |
| Mount Bigelow | WNW 295° | 1,227 m | 14.4 mi |
| West Peak | WNW 295° | 1,222 m | 14.4 mi |
| Burnt Hill | W 263° | 1,099 m | 12.9 mi |
| Little Bigelow Mountain | WNW 299° | 912 m | 11.5 mi |
| Moxie Mountain | NNE 31° | 893 m | 12.0 mi |
| Owls Head | WSW 258° | 890 m | 11.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:14 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 04:54 | 19:46 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:01 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:13 | 16:02 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 14 | 16 | 24 | 38 | 51 | 61 | 66 | 64 | 57 | 45 | 33 | 21 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Long Falls DAM, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 562963 — Briggs Hill, Somerset County, Maine.
OpenStreetMap element node/358212455
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